
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Double Red Ruffles Amaryllis

Saturday, December 25, 2010
Balls, Birds, and Branches
Friday, December 24, 2010
Quilted Christmas Tree - a card a day
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Ringie Dingie Santa - a card a day

Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Smiley Face Snowman - a card a day
Monday, December 20, 2010
Woodland Deer-a card a day

Saturday, December 18, 2010
Hold Your Horses

Friday, December 17, 2010
Meltdown Magic
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wintertime Still Life with Cardinal
Monday, December 13, 2010
Emperor Penguin - as seen in Painter's Quick Reference book

Sunday, December 12, 2010
Evergreen Santa - another card a day
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Polar Snow - Christmas Card a Day
Friday, December 10, 2010
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall or 99 Followers
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Carnation Carnival

So with that in mind after my drawing was done on 11x15 Strathmore 140 lb paper, I spritzed cobalt blue, arylide yellow, and permanent rose onto dry paper. I used a black and white photo and not color to get as spontaneous as possible. Next I began laying in the darks and wanted this flower to appear multicolored and mysterious, not at all like its usual self. So a pale pink carnation becomes the belle of the ball. Just in time for Christmas! Ho, ho, ho! I hope you like it!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Artsy Santa on Yupo
Monday, December 6, 2010
Meltdown - a Christmas card a day
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Christmas Card a Day: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Backwoods Bluejay

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Red Bird in Snow - card a day
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Under the Tree - a card a day project
Monday, November 29, 2010
Little Bluebird
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Red Light District-another Christmas card a day
Saturday, November 27, 2010
My Christmas Card Today: Snowbird
Finished Work: The Deep (brush only)

The Deep - poured negative painting project
Friday, November 26, 2010
A Christmas Card a Day

Thursday, November 25, 2010
15 Year Anniversary of Brushworks

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Christmas Kitty
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Step 10 - Finishing up

Step 9 - Foreground established

I've splattered color at random amongst the trunks, leaves, and twigs.
Step 8 - Middle ground plus a few greens

Step 7 - More golden foliage
Step 6 - Full view and distant background
Step 5 - Begin aspen foliage
Step 3 - begin tree darks
Step 2 - blending colors
Demo Aspens step 1 - poured paint
Backlit Aspens Demo
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Cumbrian Sheep
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Reworked Cat and Fish

Realizing it was too dark, I took it back to the drafting table and removed the background then repainted using American Journey Mint Julep. Some fish were redone and cat's tabby stripes also. Hopefully it reads better now. I did leave the red paper collage ear. Its title is Cat Tales and Fish Stories.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
An Early Floral: Fence Row Hollies
Monday, November 15, 2010
New Flamingo

Sunday, November 14, 2010
Dusty Trails
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Another Fractured Images Still Life

Here's another one in the same trend as the previous image ignoring perspective. Each of us in the Caboose Watercolor Society were tasked to create a composition using only 4 objects we'd selected prior and we had 6 months to 1 year to get our works done. (We had done a 4 Objects Still Life show several times). In this endeavor we had one fake calla lily, an Indian southwest blanket, a fake pear, and a coral colored miniature dress form jewelry holder. Good grief! I said when the items were delivered to me, how can anyone make an interesting design out of these incongruous, mundane, and uninteresting things? Well, here is my interpretation anyway, drawn, fractured, and painted in a broken shape relationship where all parts should make a whole.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Next Class: 8 Jan. 2011 Ignoring Perspective

For my next Big Spring workshop we will be studying this method of painting to create new and unusual designs. Email me to sign up for this January 2011 class. This painting was SOLD at its first show.
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